Women's Studies 2283F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sexual Objectification, The Nice, Heteronormativity
6 May 2016
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Looking at post feminism and looking at satc - third wave feminism and post feminism are not exactly the same. Post-feminist thought is more critical of the feminist enterprise overall - takes a more critical stance in relation to how we talk about gender. How can you work within gender binaries and still find agency and choice (post feminism) Body management as a site of agency and choice, instead of looking at sexual objectification as bad they can use it as a site of construction. 4 upper-middle class white women in nyc. Created by a gay man; director and writer most associated with show is a gay man. Seen as popular and ground breaking show. How are women"s and men"s body filmed (angles etc). The nice guy is characterized as gay for having feminine characteristics. Men characterized as doing dominant things - women"s point of view gazing at the men doing manly things. Post-feminist show in talking about women"s sexuality.
